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Why do urban centers vote Democrat, and rural Republican?
11-03 | M. Peach

Posted on 11/03/2004 6:23:56 PM PST by M. Peach

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1 posted on 11/03/2004 6:23:57 PM PST by M. Peach
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It is not "urban centers". It is high crime areas. :)


2 posted on 11/03/2004 6:24:55 PM PST by ottothedog
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To: M. Peach

My daughter asked me the same question this morning!

I also would appreciate reading the replies.


3 posted on 11/03/2004 6:25:26 PM PST by hemi dawg
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Values


4 posted on 11/03/2004 6:25:27 PM PST by peekaboo
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I wonder the same thing. I'm interested in what others have to say. I hope this gets alot of replies.


5 posted on 11/03/2004 6:25:43 PM PST by Miztiki (Living in Hoooston and getting lost on a regular basis!)
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most people living and voting in cities live off the gobment?

before you attack... I said living and voting, not living and working.


6 posted on 11/03/2004 6:26:25 PM PST by VastRWCon
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Massah, take care o' me


7 posted on 11/03/2004 6:26:32 PM PST by digger48
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There's something in the Star Bucks. V's Wife.


8 posted on 11/03/2004 6:26:47 PM PST by ventana
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H-A-N-D-O-U-T-S
9 posted on 11/03/2004 6:26:49 PM PST by BenLurkin
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rural - indepandant, gun owners, private property is a big issue


10 posted on 11/03/2004 6:26:50 PM PST by -=[_Super_Secret_Agent_]=-
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Most unions are located in urban areas.


11 posted on 11/03/2004 6:27:27 PM PST by anoldafvet (The NY Times is the journalistic equivelent of a toilet stall wall.)
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Animals can be driven crazy by placing too many in too small a pen. Homo sapiens is the only animal that voluntarily does this to himself.

Robert Heinlein


12 posted on 11/03/2004 6:27:28 PM PST by HuntsvilleTxVeteran (Dan Rather called Saddam "Mister President and President Bush "bush")
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I think it's more urban collectivism versus rural individualism, to oversimplify it a bit. And it's been around as long as the country. It's one reason they had to invent an electoral college.

And it isn't just the U.S. - a number of other countries with representative governments show this pattern.

13 posted on 11/03/2004 6:27:34 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: peekaboo

We got a winner!!!!!


14 posted on 11/03/2004 6:28:39 PM PST by PigRigger (Send donations to http://www.AdoptAPlatoon.org)
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See about Sodom and Gommorrah, "In the Beginning."


15 posted on 11/03/2004 6:28:43 PM PST by familyop (http://www.familyops.us/)
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cities have more youth/singles, alternative (ahem) lifestyles(PC for bohemian wannabe slackers) with high school and even college educations who expect, feel entitled to walk right out of school into a CEO leather back chair. Most ruralites start working the minute their pitter pattering feet hit the ground.


16 posted on 11/03/2004 6:28:45 PM PST by SunnySide
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mass hysteria-insanity.


17 posted on 11/03/2004 6:28:51 PM PST by Tensgrrl
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To: M. Peach; Piquaboy
,,, I'm glad you posted this - I may find out why Iowa wasn't defined as Democrat or Republican in the run up to voting. I thought of it as midwest, a lot more rural than urban and wondered why it wasn't either Party's territory. Earlier today I saw the votes for Republican easily outweighed Democrat... but I'm still not sure why it couldn't be predicted sooner.
18 posted on 11/03/2004 6:29:45 PM PST by shaggy eel
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To: ottothedog

Exactly. They can't feel safe there and think the government can keep them safe if only it enacts tons of new laws limiting their neighbors' actions.


19 posted on 11/03/2004 6:30:03 PM PST by formercalifornian (Daschle b-gone!)
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Houston mainly voted Republican. There were a couple of Democratic pockets.


20 posted on 11/03/2004 6:30:08 PM PST by Ptarmigan (Proud rabbit hater and killer)
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